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[Verse 1]

  G                G/F#
I finally found a girl to love
      Em           A
It's time for me to settle down
    G                  G/F#
The trouble is that I can't decide
Em                 A
Where to spend the rest of my life
    G                 G/F#
At first I thought I wanted to be
Em                   A
One more east coast family
     G             G/F#
But now I'm not so sure anymore
Em                 A
Which coast I love more,

[Chorus]
              G   G/F#  Em  A
East coast or west coast?

[Verse 2]

    G                   G/F#
The east is where your family is
      Em
It's where you grew up
          A
Where you raise you kids
G                     G/F#
The west is where you paid your dues
G                  G/F#
Made your name and had your breakthroughs

    G                   G/F#
The east has a more intellectual bent
    Em               A
The west has winners bound for success
  G                       G/F#
I know that's stale but I can't decide
Em               A
Where I want to reside

[Chorus]
              G   G/F#  Em  A
East coast or west coast?

[Bridge]

 D             F#
I'm so sick of moving around
Bm                      F#m
Once and for all I wanna settle down
G                  A
Moved so much when I was a kid
D                Bm        A
Always trying to make new friends
D                      F#
If it's roots that you want, come on
    Bm                F#m
The west is where you lived for so long
     G                      A
It's got your bros and your doctors too
    D                   Bm           A
The hairstylist that perfected your 'do
    D                       F#
No, that ain't nothing that you should mind
Bm                    F#m
Think of the ironwood trees that you climbed
     G                       A
When you were a kid and the seasons would change
   D                     Bm            A
It just ain't right when they stay the same

[Chorus]
              G   G/F#  Em  A
East coast or west coast?

[Bridge]
G                           G/F#
Think of the times that you had in the west
    Em                   A
The chicks that randomly showed you their breasts
         G                            G/F#
When you walked in the streets in the city at night
Em                     A
Looking for someone to make you feel (alright)
G                     G/F#
Think of your mom and think of your dad
Em                         A
Don't you think you oughta' pay them back?
    G                    G/F#
And help them find their happiness
    Em                     A
And they can help with the kids

[Chorus]
              G   G/F#  Em  A
East coast or west coast?

[Bridge]
D                        F#
How could you raise your kids in the east?
Bm                         F#m
Don't you remember how you would weep?
        G                   A
And the backwards, bigoted, bully creeps
D                    Bm          A
You should find some alternative beats
     D                     F#
If alternative beats don't sound produced
      Bm                F#m
Then, by all means, go ahead and move
  G                                     A
When I said it wouldn't matter if you'd blown your youth
D                 Bm   A
Try and outdo the cool

[Chorus]
              G   G/F#  Em  A
East coast or west coast?

[Verse 3]
    G                    G/F#
Now hold on, guys, let's give it a rest
 Em                     A
I like both coasts, the east and the west
     G                G/F#
I'll have to think on this for a while
    Em              A
And ask myself with smile:

              G   G/F#
East coast or west coast?
  Em  A
(Where can I do my best?)
              G   G/F#
East coast or west coast?
 Em  A
(Where can I give my best?)
                                      D
I think you know where you wanna live, bro